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Swiss Folk Instruments – Wind Instruments (I) (MH 57/1978)

This content was published on Mar 28, 2008 It was one of the simplest and most primitive ways of making music. But there are folk musicians in Switzerland still practising this art today. This edition traces the role of wind instruments of all forms in Swiss folk music. From the most elementary of instruments, an ivy leaf, to virtuoso woodwinds in conventional country…

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Swiss Folk Music – Historic Folk Songs (MH 56/1976)

This content was published on Mar 28, 2008 In this programme folk singer and balladeer Hans Peter Treichler introduces some of Switzerland’s most famous historic songs, a number of which have even become part of the European folk song heritage. Musical content 1. Hans Peter Treichler: Stets in Trure mues i läbe – Always In Sorrow Must I Live(Trad., arr. H.P. Treichler)Hans Peter…

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Swiss Folk Instruments – Stringed Instruments (Zither and Hackbrett) (MH 55/1976)

This content was published on Mar 28, 2008 The hackbrett was mentioned officially for the first time in a Zurich document dating from the mid-15th century. Both instruments exist in different regional varieties, and their making and playing are skills which have been handed down from generation to generation. Musical content 1. Paul Moser: ‘s Munotglöggli – Little Bell Of The Munot Castle(F.…

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Swiss struggle to accept German migrants

This content was published on Mar 28, 2008 And quite a few do indeed make the move: there are currently more than 200,000 living in Switzerland – 0.25 per cent of Germany’s total population. In the second quarter of 2007 the number rose by 12 per cent, the Federal Statistics Office reported. They share – more or less – the same culture as…

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Swiss Dialect Rock (MH 54/1982)

This content was published on Mar 28, 2008 Rock music combined with texts in Swiss-German dialect. This edition features some of the most outstanding examples of dialect rock, ranging from yodel to youth protest and from Ländler to the little-known language of Romantsch. Musical content 1. Hans Peter Treichler: Stets i Truure(Trad., arr. H.P. Treichler)2. Rumpelstilz: Stets i Truure(Trad., arr. Rumpelstilz)3. Lise Schlatt…

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Rock in Switzerland (MH 53/1982)

This content was published on Mar 28, 2008 This programme covers developments from the days of “Beatlemania” and “Flower Power” to the exploration of electronic sound. Musical content 1. NH3 Band: Rock In CH(Fischer / Meyer / Huber) 2. Les Sauterelles: Heavenly Club(Antener / Vescoli) 3. Jazz Rock Experience: Street People(Spoerri) 4. Shivananda: Shiva’s Smiling(Baebi) 5. Rumpelstilz: Kiosk(Hofer) 6. Krokus: Tokyo Nights(Naegeli /…

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New York Court to decide on America’s Cup date

This content was published on Mar 28, 2008 The two teams have been at loggerheads for months about the staging of the 33rd competition. Alinghi, owned by Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli, wants the next event to be staged in July 2009, while San Francisco-based Oracle, backed by US billionaire Larry Ellison, has been pushing for October 2008. The New York Supreme Court has…

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Indo-Swiss twins produce new Lord of the Rings

This content was published on Mar 27, 2008 The book tells the story of an adolescent, Bryn, and a motley group of courageous individuals who must brave danger and death to defend their planet against an evil enemy. The twin brothers Jyoti and Suresh Guptara will be 20 years old on November 22. Polite but spontaneous, humorous and impish, they have lived with…

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Outspoken rights advisor draws criticism

This content was published on Mar 27, 2008 The nomination of the 73-year-old sociology professor had prompted criticism from non-governmental organisations and from a prominent United States politician. Ziegler will serve his term alongside 17 other members of the Advisory Committee of the UN Human Rights Council and be eligible for re-election once. Members were elected by secret ballot, and Ziegler – one…

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The Swiss Choral Tradition – Choral Folk Music MH (52/1984)

This content was published on Mar 27, 2008 Each of the four main regions is rich in its own choral tradition. This edition’s programme ranges from Romantsch and roundelays to yodel and youth choirs. Musical content 1. “Genève chante” Mixed Choir: Tout simplement(E. Jacques-Dalcroze)Claude Yvoire, conductor2. Ligia Grischa Male Choir of Ilanz: Il paun palus – Hard-earned Bread(G. Schmid von Grüneck)Ernst Schweri, conductor3.…

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